Yesterday morning before church I struck paydirt … a small flock of snow buntings which did not spook. There were only five birds and I was already stopped at my “micro habitat” when they arrived to forage. I never moved and thus the buntings never spooked.

Remember how in prior posts I wrote about local migration flyways (opposed to the BIG flyways like the Mississippi River Flyway) which in this instance is the NE shore of Lake Superior. Tundra and Boreal birds migrating along the shore find this little pond and think … Food and a Rest! Take a look at my Google Maps screenshot. I was waiting next to the pond when the Snow Buntings flew in and landed, which is to say “know your local migration highways” (often involves water). By later October the RV campground is closed for the season; thus no people or disturbances.

And the stars of the show … Snow Buntings!

And the movie (video link for blog email subscribers)